Montecristo Trifinio National Park

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Montecristo Trifinio National Park
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Location of Montecristo Trifinio in Honduras
Location Honduras
Coordinates 14°26′31″N89°19′32″W / 14.44194°N 89.32556°W / 14.44194; -89.32556 [1]
Area54 km2 (21 sq mi) [1]
Established1 January 1987 [1]

Montecristo Trifinio National Park is a national park in Honduras. It was established on 1 January 1987 and covers an area of 54 square kilometres. [1]

The Montecristo massif is an area where the borders of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador meet, and its protection was a joint initiative of these three countries, which resulted in the creation of the national parks in Honduras and El Salvador, as well as the Guatemalan Trifinio Biosphere Reserve.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Honduras - Montecristo Trifinio". United Nations Environment Programme . Retrieved 1 March 2010.[ permanent dead link ]